Dealing with uncertainty in the organization

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IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON STRUCTURE

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Bureaucracy/Market

Adhocracy

Clan

Routine Technology

Machine Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy

Engineering Technology/ Professional Work

Professional Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy/Market

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Low uncertainty

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Low differentiation

Low Integration

Machine Bureaucracy

Low moderate uncertainty

Low-Moderate Differentiation

Low-Moderate Integration

Professional Bureaucracy

High-Moderate uncertainty

High-Moderate differentiation

High-Moderate Integration

Market/Simple Structure

High uncertainty

High differentiation

High Integration

Clan/Adhocracy

Low

ANALYZABILITY

High

High

Low

TASK VARIETY

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ENVIRONMENTAL

CHANGE

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Unstable

Simple

Complex

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLEXITY

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